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Business E-mail Compromise scams A spear phishing hacking group, working out of the United Kingdom and Nigeria, has been using business email compromise (BEC) scams and have stolen more than $12 million. This group targeted small and midsize businesses from various industry groups such as manufacturers, hotels, universities, cloud service operators, and so on. This Read More »

Reducing the time an attacker spends in an environment is a key to mitigate the damage they can do. While most Managed Security Services Providers (MSSPs) are adept at responding to security alerts, Managed Detection & Response (MDR) services enhance the ability to track down attackers and eliminate them from an operating environment. The vital Read More »

You can never really tell if your business is going to be hacked. Hacking a large enterprise needs  specialized skills. Guess, who will the average skilled hackers go after. They are looking for weaknesses and will pounce when found. If you are not doing any of these nine things, you’re definitely are at higher risk of Read More »

Cybersecurity attacks on Cloud-based user accounts spiked 300 percent in 2017 compared to the same period last year, according to latest edition of Microsoft’s Security Intelligence Report. Heading the list of vulnerabilities are all the usual suspects: Weak, guessable passwords, and poor password management, followed by targeted phishing attacks and breaches of third-party services. Here Read More »

The prospect of a “ransomware” attack, where your device is infected with malware that locks you out of your personal data and files and demands money to potentially unlock them, is a frightening thought to most people. And these attacks have been on the rise, with nearly 9 million incidents detected by McAfee by the Read More »

Since publishing information about top banking botnets and takedown efforts in 2014, Dell SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit™ (CTU) security intelligence researchers have observed cybercriminals learning from past experience and quickly adapting when banks and other financial institutions improve their security measures. Takedown efforts continued in 2015, with global law enforcement partnering with organizations in the Read More »